I Had This Fall..

[thelewisgang]

It will be six weeks since I had this fall whilst walking my little dog. Think I misjudged the kerb & down I went heavily on my left knee. Got home quickly to find a bleeding gash on my knee & sorted that out fine. After all the bruising went, I noticed a sizeable lump just under my kneecap & it wasn't there before my fall. I can walk with absolutely no pain but if I apply any pressure to it, it hurts quite a lot. I obviously don't want to trouble the doctor for such a minor injury but maybe I should?? Do these sort of knocks take a long while to settle down?

[Sqad]

It sounds to me like a pre-patellar birsa (Housemaids knee) almost certainly secondary to your fall.
If you can walk normally and only causes pain when you "poke" it, then no big deal and a medical opinion is not necessary.
However, if it gets bigger or the pain increases, perhaps with some redness and immobility of the knee, then that would be the time to seek medical opinions.

[Sqad]

"bursa"not "birsa."

[thelewisgang]

thanks Sqad. I will keep an eye on it

[Old_Geezer]

Just to say joint injuries seem to take their own sweet time to heal. Jolted my knee a while ago. When it was still hurting (slightly) about three weeks later I went to my GP saying that it didn't seem to be healing, that it was as uncomfortable as it was a few days after the jolt. He said it'd take about six weeks ! In fact I've just realised that I'm no longer noticably troubled. It took at least eight weeks.